History, Books & Wine Podcast

Today we’re excited to have a guest joining us – Canadian author Bryn Turnbull. On this episode we’re going to talk about the eldest daughter of the last tsar of Imperial Russia, Grand Duchess Olga Romanov.  Paired with this episode: Bryn: Gin Cocktail Eliza: Okay, Where's the Pool rose from When and Where Lori: Ravenel Grand Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon What Bryn is reading this week: Big Fri...

Join us for a happy hour chat with Kerri Maher as we talk about Paris, bookshops and books! Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com P aired this episode with: Kerri: Water Lori: Emergen C: Antioxidant, B Vitamin and Electrolyte Drink Packet - Lori mixes it with a half cup of warm water for an afternoon treat.  Eliza: LaCro...

On today's episode, guest author, Brenna Ash, takes us back in time to medieval Scotland! This episode was paired with: Brenna - Robert Mondavi, Pinot Grigio Eliza - Gnarly Head, Grateful Dead Old Vine Zinfandel Lori - Avive, Grapefruit Rose Sparkling Wine What Brenna reading this week: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover Brenna's book: A Warrior's Reckoning **** Our Websites -- find...

On this episode Eliza is chatting with Lori about how people in the past stayed warm and didn’t freeze to death in frigid weather -– we’re excited to share, so pour a glass of vino and let’s dive into the past. Paired with this episode: Flew the Coup Syrah, France, – from the Costco wine advent calendar What Eliza is reading this week: The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn Eliza's book: My Lady Viper...

Join us for a happy hour reunion with New York Times Bestselling author, Madeline Martin, as she gives us all the  details of World War II life in the French Resistance, clandestine printing presses, and spies in Portugal. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com P aired this episode with: Madeline: True Myth - Cabernet Sau...

Lori Ann Bailey takes us on a sleigh ride into the history of St. Nicholas and how he became the figure we recognize as Santa Claus. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com P aired this episode with: Lori & Eliza: Divine Pondering - Pinot Noir - from day six of the Costco Wine Adventure Advent Calendar Follow up questi...

On this episode, guest author Lecia Cornwall joins us for a happy hour chat about the history of photography, the Berlin Olympics and how Hitler attempted to control how the Nazis were viewed on the world stage.  This episode was paired with: Lecia - Laphroaig Quarter Cask, single malt Scotch Eliza - Curious Beasts, Cabernet Sauvignon Lori - Cavit, Pinot Grigio What Lecia reading this week: The Gi...

On this episode Eliza chats with Lori  about Balmoral Castle in Scotland and Prince Albert's Pyramid built by Queen Victoria, along with some fun facts, including a funny story involving the late Queen Elizabeth II. Paired with this episode: Eliza: Line 39, Cabernet Sauvignon Lori: Layer Cake, Chardonnay What Eliza is reading this week: The Brilliance of Stars by J'Nell Ciesielski Eliza&...

Author of Highland Conquest, Heather McCollum joins us to discuss feuding clans, marriage bargains gone wrong and the Scottish clearances. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com   This episode was paired with: Heather: Chai Latte Lori: Amore: Red Blend Eliza: Miraval: Rose     What Heather is reading this week: The Mayfai...

Lori Ann Bailey dives into Hitler's failed coup and how it ultimately helped him cement his place in the Nazi party. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com P aired this episode with: Lori: A traditional Yuengling Lager Eliza: 61 Vineyard - Alberino What Lori is reading this week: The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hog...

Today we’re excited to have a guest joining us – author Aimie K. Runyan. On this episode we’ll be talking about WWII and the horrifying Nazi bride schools, as well as the plight of Jewish women and children. This episode was paired with: Aimie - Cotes de Rhone rose Eliza - Whispering Angel rose Lori - Juggernaut Cabernet What Aimie s reading this week: The Brilliance of Stars by J'Nell Ciesie...

Today we're back for another Haunted History Happy Hour. Eliza Knight is taking us on a journey back in time to New Slains Castle in Scotland and sharing some ghostly tales...  Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com P aired this episode with: Eliza: 1000 Stories, Bourbon Barreled Cabernet Sauvignon Lori: Livingston C...

Author of BattleWolfe, Kathryn Le Veque joins us to discuss the Scottish/English border and the daily life of medieval knights. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com   This episode was paired with: Kathryn: Seltzer water Lori: Curious Beasts: Cabernet Sauvignon Eliza: Inscription: Pinot Noir     What Kathryn is reading t...

Lori Ann Bailey takes us down to the bayou with horrific tales of cruelty centered around the famous haunted house of horrors in The Big Easy. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com P aired this episode with: Lori: The Big Easy - 2018 red wine from Santa Barbara - Fess Parker Winery Eliza: Crumbling Rock - delicious sound...

This week Eliza and Lori are pouring a glass of vino and diving into the cataclysmic Great Fire of London in 1666 along with some interesting fun facts of the time, including a truly disgusting beauty regimen you don't want to miss -- with guest author Evie Hawtrey!  This episode was paired with: Evie - a delicious and intriguing secret gin cocktail Eliza - 19 Crimes Lori - Apothic Red What E...

This week Eliza Knight is pouring a glass of vino and diving into the Scandalous Mitford family past… This wild family of seven siblings were constantly in the papers. They were socialites, authors, models, two Nazis, one Communists, one duchess, volunteers during WWII, a spy and more!  Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail....

Author of An Indiscreet Princess joins us for an intimate chat on the royal family. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com   This episode was paired with: Georgie: Diet Pepsi Eliza: Truth and Valor: Cabernet Sauvignon   Lori: Truth and Valor: Cabernet Sauvignon - Absolutely unplanned that we had the same wine!!!!     What...

Lori Ann Bailey gives us the details on the legends and significance surrounding one of Scotland's greatest treasures. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com   Lori paired this episode with: Pillars of Hercules - Red 2020 blend from Giguiere Estate - original episode Glenlivet Whisky - On second recording What Lori i...

Welcome to Season 2 of History, Books and Wine. We’re your hosts, Lori Ann Bailey and Eliza Knight – we love sharing, so pour a glass of vino and let’s dive into the past. On this week’s episode we’re talking about one of our favorite things – genealogy. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com We paired episode one with th...

Lori Ann Bailey Shares the History of Hanukkah, Chanukah, Hanuka. - Any way you spell it (and they're all right), it's still the miracle of lights. Find out the story behind this Jewish holiday, plus learn fun facts about how Hanukkah is celebrated. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com   This episode was paire...

What happens when Lori Ann Bailey, Eliza Knight, and Madeline Martin don't have time to prep for our podcast? You get the hot mess episode of what we're researching right now. Listen for fun facts about the following era's, Regency, Medieval, and the French Revolution. Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com...

Welcome to Episode 36! What did Shakespeare, a sieve, a tempest, seventy witches and King James VI of Scotland have in common? Dive into the brutal history of the North Berwick With Trials with Eliza Knight! Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com This episode was paired with: Meiomi Pinot Noir We Eliza read this week: Cit...

Welcome to episode 34 with your host this week, Lori Ann Bailey, as she kicks of our segment on witch trials. Lori dives into the dynamics of the religious and political causes contributing to the intolerance of those practicing "witchcraft" and then the odd confessions of women in 1612 in the Pendle Hill area of Lancashire.     Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer i...

For the past three weeks we've been discussing the taboo topic of torture, and our theme comes to a close in this month’s Happy Hour. Lori Ann Bailey, Eliza Knight and Madeline Martin pry open the doors of dungeons, torture chambers and town squares to explore just how brutal humans could be to other humans in history. Open up a bottle, pour a glass, and join us for some squeamish tidbits and...

Madeline brings on the torture in this segment on the brazen bull, keelhauling and the various, terrible ways one could be impaled.    Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show? Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.com   This episode was paired with: Gnarly Head Double Black 1924   What I read this week: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein:  https://amzn.to/2OfH8O6  ...